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Gloria Pan

National Director, Gun Safety & Rapid Response

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Gloria is the Senior Campaign Director for Gun Safety. Prior to joining MomsRising, she helped launch the Environmental Defense Fund’s Moms Clean Air Force, helped found the Fem2.0 conference and online community, and served as Director of Communications for the Institute for the Connected Society (iFOCOS). Gloria was the international editor for The Nippon Foundation, Japan’s largest philanthropy organization. She served on the steering committee of the Progressive Communicators of Washington, DC, and is a founding board member of Fem 2.0 She volunteers as an elections official in her community.

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Let me tell you a little something about Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. She has a husband, two kids and an enormous dog that follows her around the house with its food bowl. She hosts a weekly public policy radio program called Breaking Through. She is also executive director of MomsRising. In other words, Kristin is extremely busy. Yet, after the 2016 election, Kristin knew she needed to make the time to write a book: A book to help women navigate the tough times she saw ahead. A book to amplify women’s voices to make sure we would continue to be heard. A book to keep women focused on the kind of...

** You can listen to a recording of this telephone townhall from April 5, 2018, right here .** *** With the student leaders’ call to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE still ringing in our ears, MomsRising is gearing up to fight to make sure as many people as possible heed that call. Through our #MomsVote program, we're getting ready to get out the vote — including making sure as many people as possible are registered and at the polls on Election Day! Our fight begins with a launch meeting . We're thrilled to launch #MomsVote 2018 with a telephone town hall meeting at 8:30 p.m. ET ( 5:30 p.m. PT ) on Thursday...

In support of student organizing for gun safety across over the nation yesterday, MomsRising members responded with a tidal wave of comments of support. Below are a few of the many messages of support we received from thousands of members who are lifting their voices to say #ENOUGH! #NeverAgain. Read Part 1 here , then add your name and comment here . FBWithStudents_RocquelleAL.png FBWithStudents_RonnieLA_0.png FBWithStudents_StaceyOR_0.png FBWithStudents_SuzanneMI_0.png

We woke up this morning to devastating news. Once again, our hearts are broke as we heard reports of people hurt and killed by gun violence, this time in a mass shooting in Las Vegas. Last night, from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel, a gunman rained a hail of bullets on a crowd of thousands of people attending an open-air country music festival. As of noon EDT Monday , there were 58 confirmed dead, and more than 500 injured, with the toll expected to grow. This is the largest mass shooting in recent history and is nothing short of an act of domestic terrorism. Early reports are that the...

Last Sunday in Plano, Texas, a man fatally shot eight people at his estranged wife’s Dallas Cowboys watch party, including his wife. He was stopped after a police officer arriving on the scene heard gunfire, was confronted by the gunman, and shot him . Two days later , the NRA got one step closer to realizing its wish to disguise the sound of gunfire. On Tuesday , the Republicans in Congress moved forward the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which would specifically deregulate silencers among a host of other alarming provisions for weakening federal gun laws ...

Rain continues to fall on Houston and surrounding areas. As we watch Hurricane Harvey victims struggling through floodwater to reach safety, fighting for their very survival, we are heartbroken and searching for ways to help. Well, here’s one critical way: Make sure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is adequately funded so help gets to Texas quickly. FEMA must be given the emergency resources it will take to meet the unprecedented needs of Hurricane Harvey victims. *Click here to tell Congress to pass emergency funding for Hurricane Harvey victims as soon as possible, with...

The NRA is using dangerous language to rally their members against progressives and people of color. In a vicious and incendiary recruitment ad , filled with images from recent demonstrations, NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch tells viewers, “They use their media to assassinate real news. They use their schools to teach children that their president is another Hitler." She ends the video by saying, “The only way we stop this, the only way we save or country and our freedom, is to fight this violence of lies with a clenched fist of truth. I’m the National Rifle Association of America, and I’m...

MomsRising has launched a project called #KeepMarching, which helps our members on the ground organize their friends, family, neighbors and anyone else in their community into "circles" to take action together and have an impact on their communities as well as for the nation. Some #KeepMarching members already have longstanding groups of people that they are shaping into their #KeepMarching Circles, while others are starting from scratch. Karen is a #KeepMarching member in St. Louis, MO. When I asked her about her group, her answer was so powerful, inspiring and beautiful, I had to share. So...

We are so excited to hop on the phone with you tonight, 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST , for MomsRising’s #KeepMarching telephone town hall meeting on Presidential accountability, when we'll cover the nuts and bolts of impeachment , how special counsels and independent commissions work, and the current political environment. MomsRising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner hosts special guests Dr. Matt Dallek from George Washington University and David Sievers of MoveOn.org for this exciting and timely discussion, followed by Q & A. With President Trump announcing today that he has no tapes of...

TODAY is National Gun Violence Awareness Day , and MomsRising joins the gun safety community in #WearingOrange to remember the countless lives lost and communities devastated by gun violence. Why orange? Because it’s the color of safety. #WearOrange 2017 comes at a particularly fraught moment in our nation’s history, a time when gun violence is killing more than 90 people a day and injuring hundreds more, and a time of rising hate crimes combined with easy access to firearms in a society already saturated with enough guns to privately arm every man, woman, and child. That’s why, this year on...

Downloads and recordings of #KeepMarching Telephone Town Hall Meetings. Check back for new resources monthly! MomsRising Conversation on Presidential Accountability, Including the Nuts and Bolts of Impeachment, How Special Counsels and Independent Commissions Work, and More. June 22, 2017 WAV audio file MomsRising Primer on Paid Family and Medical Leave, with Tips and Tactics for Passing State Laws. Apr 26, 2017 PDF document WAV audio file MomsRising Primer on Government and Civics. March 21, 2017 PDF document WAV audio file MomsRising Advocacy and Organizing Tips and Tactics. Feb. 21, 2017...

Last week, an armed White man, whose racism had been legitimized and emboldened by Donald Trump’s rhetoric since the beginning of his Presidential campaign, entered a bar in Olathe, Kansas , and shot two Garmin engineers from India, shouting “Go back to your country.” Adam Purinton killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla and wounded Alok Madasani, as well as a third man, Ian Grillot, who had tried to intervene. Even under the Obama administration, when the President of the United States actively worked to heal racial divisions and preached peace and unity, we experienced hate-inspired gun violence, such...

After the Women’s March, women, mothers and others across the country vowed to #KeepMarching—by paying attention, speaking out and showing up, online AND on the ground. MomsRising members are joining together by the thousands, building up their voices and their power in defense of families, communities and our country. We could not be more proud, and we are with our members every step of the way! That’s why, on February 21, at 9 PM EST, MomsRising held a Telephone Town Hall to share some of our favorite organizing and advocacy tactics with our members who are ready to do...

Two weeks ago, MomsRising joined dozens of DC area faith leaders on Capitol Hill to pray together and speak out against the bigotry, systemic racism and white nationalism of Jeff Sessions, Trump's nominee for Attorney General. Now, civil right leaders and interfaith clergy are planning a Moral Monday March to the Capitol on Monday, January 9th. Will you join us? *RSVP now: http://action.momsrising.org/signup/MoralMonday_DC_March/ We march on Monday , because on Tuesday , the US Senate begins hearings on Jeff Sessions' nomination to Attorney General. We march because Sen. Sessions has a...

Thank you for signing up to deliver MomsRising's "Welcome Home" gun safety packet to your member of Congress's in-district office. The packet includes a coloring page of the Statue of Liberty (crying because of gun violence) and a gun safety message with information and stories that help convey to your member of Congress that you are looking to him or her to take action on reducing gun violence! You can personalize the packet by giving the Statue of Liberty to your child to color or coloring it yourself. But if you don’t have time to color it, delivering it without coloring it is fine too!...

TODAY is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and MomsRising is joining the gun safety community in #WearingOrange to remember the countless lives lost and communities devastated by gun violence. Why orange? Because it’s the color of safety — what hunters wear to protect themselves from other shooters. Even though TODAY is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, yesterday, there was a high-profile shooting at UCLA . And every day, 36 people on average are killed by guns . The fact is, Americans are constantly aware of gun violence, or the risk of gun violence not just today, but every day...

President Obama just took Executive Action to shrink the loophole in background checks for gun sales today! And you helped this happen! You (yes, YOU!) signed letters to Congress, clicked on petitions, shared your experiences, visited elected leaders, shared links on social media, made calls and contributions, and so much more. Your actions added up to have a big impact. *You did it! Now, let’s back up President Obama! Please sign on to our open letter to President Obama to show our strong support for his Executive Actions today that increase gun safety. After you sign on, we’ll also share...

We are heartsick from the parade of senseless gun-related violence, death and grief dominating the news headlines and our media screens. And WE ARE ANGRY at the inability of our elected leaders to do their jobs in finding solutions. Enough is enough. Moms, dads and family members are mobilized and demand that our leaders stand with us for the safety and future of our children. Join MomsRising on the following message TODAY: “We are putting elected leaders on notice: We expect every leader to immediately stand up for meaningful gun safety policy reform to protect our children, our families,...